diff --git a/IPython/parallel/client/asyncresult.py b/IPython/parallel/client/asyncresult.py
index 1bae6f6..1e67571 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/client/asyncresult.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/client/asyncresult.py
@@ -391,9 +391,10 @@ class AsyncResult(object):
         
         
     def _display_single_result(self):
-        
-        print self.stdout
-        print >> sys.stderr, self.stderr
+        if self.stdout:
+            print self.stdout
+        if self.stderr:
+            print >> sys.stderr, self.stderr
         
         try:
             get_ipython()
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_asyncresult.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_asyncresult.py
index 2a831e1..b18f69e 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_asyncresult.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_asyncresult.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from IPython.parallel.error import TimeoutError
 
 from IPython.parallel import error, Client
 from IPython.parallel.tests import add_engines
-from .clienttest import ClusterTestCase
+from .clienttest import ClusterTestCase, capture_output
 
 def setup():
     add_engines(2, total=True)
@@ -202,4 +202,63 @@ class AsyncResultTest(ClusterTestCase):
         finally:
             rc2.close()
 
+    def test_display_empty_streams_single(self):
+        """empty stdout/err are not displayed (single result)"""
+        self.minimum_engines(1)
+        
+        v = self.client[-1]
+        ar = v.execute("print (5555)")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs()
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertTrue('5555' in io.stdout)
+
+        ar = v.execute("a=5")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs()
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout, '')
+        
+    def test_display_empty_streams_type(self):
+        """empty stdout/err are not displayed (groupby type)"""
+        self.minimum_engines(1)
+        
+        v = self.client[:]
+        ar = v.execute("print (5555)")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs()
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout.count('5555'), len(v), io.stdout)
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout.count('[stdout:'), len(v), io.stdout)
+
+        ar = v.execute("a=5")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs()
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout, '')
+
+    def test_display_empty_streams_engine(self):
+        """empty stdout/err are not displayed (groupby engine)"""
+        self.minimum_engines(1)
+        
+        v = self.client[:]
+        ar = v.execute("print (5555)")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs('engine')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout.count('5555'), len(v), io.stdout)
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout.count('[stdout:'), len(v), io.stdout)
+
+        ar = v.execute("a=5")
+        ar.get(5)
+        with capture_output() as io:
+            ar.display_outputs('engine')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stderr, '')
+        self.assertEquals(io.stdout, '')
+